Slow Crush - "Bloodmoon"

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Photo by Stefaan Temmerman

Slow Crush are one of the best up and coming shoegaze bands out there, possibly due to their embrace of shoegaze traditions but their refusal to follow them blindly. For their latest single, "Bloodmoon," the Belgian band have created another sonic world, with a jerky style that feels like it's pulling you somewhere you don't want to go. Suddenly, about halfway through, the song pauses to right itself, and then the wall of fuzz washes over you. This song is intense, yet also calming, and somehow remains beautiful throughout. It also will cause and then treat your anxiety. While staying within the confines of shoegaze, Slow Crush find a way to break free into something oddly refreshing.

Slow Crush say of their latest single:

“In the absence of light only the darkness remains. In this dark void we feel lost without purpose or spark while time slips through our fingers like sand. ‘Bloodmoon’ is about the struggles and pain of a passionate and purposeful life but a life worth living. A life without is dark. In this fulfilling life we can completely lose ourselves and forget about the crunch of time.”

You can watch the video for "Bloodmoon" below. Thirst is due out August 29 on Pure Noise Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Slow Crush, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include a September 6 stop at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA.


Aug 07: Brutal Assault - Okruzni, CZ
Aug 08: Void fest - Waldmunchen, DESep 04: Allentown, PA - Arrow

Sep 05: Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
Sep 06: Boston, MA - The Sinclair
Sep 07: Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sep 09: Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
Sep 10: Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
Sep 11: Detroit, MI - El Club
Sep 12: Chicago, IL - Reggie's
Sep 13: Indianapolis, IN - HiFi
Sep 14: St. Louis, MO - Duck Room
Sep 16: Fort Worth, TX - Tulips
Sep 17: Austin, TX - Radio/East
Sep 19: Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
Sep 20: Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
Sep 21: Oakland, CA - Crybaby
Sep 23: Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Sep 24: Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Sep 26: Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
Sep 27: Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
Sep 29: Kansas City, MO - RecordBar
Oct 01: Nashville, TN - The '58
Oct 02: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Oct 03: Durham, NC - The Fruit
Oct 04: Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
Oct 05: Washington, DC - Union Stage

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